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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
4
State Agricultural College experts at Bozeman describe results of federal and state funded tillage trials in Montana. The articles explain best practice methods for local farmers and encourage readers to preserve the information for future use.
B M Hamre of Rosebud county settled in Montana in 1917 and since then has farmed 1,600 acres eight miles southwest of Forsyth with non irrigated methods. He reports a seven year track record of avoiding crop failure, averaged 10-12 bushels per acre in 1919, practices rotation of wheat and corn, and uses modern equipment and selective seed corn. He raises wheat corn rye oats and registered Durham cattle and sells cream while keeping substantial home provisions. He praises Montana farming and plans continued expansion and cattle shipments this fall.
Robert Carey former governor of Wyoming will represent Secretary Jardine at the Montana Stockgrowers association state convention in Great Falls April 7 and 8. Jardine cannot attend but will send a representative. Livestock shippers from across the state plan meetings during the convention to avoid conflicts with the main program.
A Department of Agriculture survey finds Montana farm units now average about 640 acres, four times the original 160 acre homesteads. Wheat remains primary but rotated with corn, other crops, and livestock to balance production.
A compromise ends the contest between Billings and Miles City for a state normal school. The selection of a site east of the 110th meridian will be made by the state board of education, covering Big Timber Havre and eastern points along major railroad lines.
Gray wolf pups three months old fetch 25 dollars each as the U S Biological Survey saves pups caught by government hunters in Montana. Demand is high from zoological parks and the movie industry with progeny of Lady Silver appearing in films.
A new statute requires any dealer in carrots hay potatoes apples or other farm produce to obtain a license from the state commissioner of agriculture starting July 1 1925. The license costs $5 and requires a bond. violations carry fines of 10 to 50 dollars per day.
The article notes Eskimo wives allegedly help by chewing seal skin to soften its tough hide for boot making. It also claims fair haired girls make the best waitresses. The piece references travel routes from Northern regions through Harlowton and points east on the Milwaukee main line.
Four year scholarships go to Vercruyssen Chin Gook Franklin Har din Eastlick Park City Bennett Danvers Conrad Danvers Fish Hardin Oberefell for 1924 4 H club work in swine poultry cord garden canning and two clothing projects.
Three half pint bottles of liquor were seized by the Great Falls customs office after inspection of international mail packages. One bottle from Norway to Shawmut Montana bore multilingual labels reading sample no value. The other two bottles from Germany to a woman in Anaconda were marked of no value and labeled Curacoa.
The article notes that addressees of two packages have been notified of the scheme. The liquor will be confiscated once the customs agent receives word from the addressees.
A fragmented OCR item suggests a pledge or oath tied to a president figure, with odd phrasing about kissing his mother. No clear dates, names, or entities beyond generic references to a president and mother.
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